Vault release



Dec. 30, 1930. H M. ANDERSON 1,786,975

VAULT RELEASE Filed Nov. 7, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W 9) /6 Z0 E :3 i E fizzle/2292 Dec. 30, 1930.

H M. ANDERSON 1,786,975

VAULT RELEASE Filed Nov. 7,. 1928 2 Sheets-Shut 2 fiaamor H- M, W

Patented Dec. 30, 1930 rarest" easier it MILLER ANDERSON, or CHIQAGO, ILLINOIS, Assmnoa, BY'M'EsNE ASSIGNMENTS,

'ro'r'nnLAKE ERIE CHEMICAL COMPANY, or cLE vnLennfonxo, A CORPORATION "'oF'oHIo VAULT RELEASE Application fil ed lq'ovember 7, 1928. Serial no. 317,810.-

.The object of the invention is to provide an improved release mechanism for auxiliary locks for safes, vaults, and the like,1 which will function quickly and with certainty upon punching, blowing; or other dislocation of the usual combination boX, and which will also 't'unct ion'quicklyand certainly upon severing orburning ofthe door itself.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as itis better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred em-' bodiment thereof. 1

" Referringto the drawings 1 Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a vault door, showing diagrammatically the auxiliary locking mechanism, the bolt-worlnthe combination box, the protective wiring, and a releasenlechanism connected in the wiring system,

' Fig.2 is a vertical sectional elevation, taken through a vault door in the locality of the combination box, showing the releasemechanism operatively connected therewith;

Fig 3 is a vertical sectional elevation of the release mechanism, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 L- I I Fig. 4 is a vertical section of said mechan'ism, taken'on theline i-i of Fig. 8;

Fig. 5 is a bottom view 01": the release mechanism, showing the hinge construction, and taken on the line 5'-5 of Fig. 3, and i 6 is a perspective view of a pellet, con- .stitutingone of the operating parts of the wiring release mechanism.

- f In the illustrative structure, anordinary vault door is shown diagrammatically at 11 in Fig. 1, and the improved release mechathe usual bolt rail "to lock the door and retracted to release the door.

An auxiliary locking mechanism for the door is shown diagrammatlcally at 14; and

controlled primarily by thedisabling of ,eration.

wiring "15, maintained normally. under tension and adapted on release of said tension to set the auxiliary locking mechanism into op- As shown in F 1, the wiring 1-5 is strung up'and down on the inner face of the door 11 and at the top and bottom is trained about pulleys 16. One end 1'? of the tensioned wiring leads to and'isc'onnected with the auxiliary locking mechanism is and on release of the tension of the wiring, however accomplished, the auxiliary locking mechanism is set into immediate operation to lock the door independently. The other end 18 of the protective wiring v is connected to a spring 19, which in turn is secured at 20 to the door 11. This spring 19 maintains the wiring 15 under tension and through the wiring restrains the auxiliary locking-mechanism from operation.

The illustrative release mechanismv provides for insuring a rapid positive disconnection of thewirmg, so as to release its tension immediately upon punching, blowing, or other d slocation of the combination box or burningof the door. The release mechanism 21 is preferably located in the vicinity of the combination box 12 and the wiring 15 is guided-by top and bottom pulleys 22, soas to p'ass'to one side of the combination boX and into operative relationship with the release mechanism.

Ihe illustrative release mechanism is shown more particularly in Figs. 2 to 6 of the drawings; Secured to thelinner face of the door 11, by screws 23 or other suitable fasteningdevices, is a fined plate 24: provided with a longitudinally disposed channel or recess 25 extending from end to end of the plate.

The. wiring 15 passes through the channel 25 within which it is to be interrupted as a result of attack upon the vault door and consists of two wires connected at their ends within the channel 25 and leading respectively to the spring19 and relocking device 14. The punching or blowing of the combination box or the burning of the door results in disconnection of the two wire members of the wiring and in operation of the relocking mechanism 14. The ends of the two wires are connected together withinthe releasing device as will V ner ends of the'hi'ngepins 31:

' the lined plate- '24.

now be described. Each wire end is provided with a loop 2627 and these loops are passed about a disc or pellet 28 located in the channel or recess 25; The pellet has a thickness sub' stantiallyequal to the depth of the recess and a plate'QS is employed to closethe top of the recessand hold the pellet in enga 'ement with and connecting the two loops 126 -27.

As shown in Figs. 8 and 5, the, fixed pl ate 2 isjprovided at its bottom and on each s'ide of the channel with a pair of spaced lugs 30, The pairs of lugs respectively support pins 31 constituting pivots which the n1ovable'plate 29 is hinged at-its. bottom toflthe fined plate 24. As shown particularly in Figs. l and h', the movable plate'29 is provided at its bottom with inwardly projecting cars 32 located on opposite sides of the channel 25 and'having holes which receive thei n- Coil' serinns 83 are wound about the-hinge pins; 31, conveniently'in the spaces between i ever the movable plate is released in the man ner hereinafter described; L

The movable plate 29 is controlled in its operation bytl e combination box 12, and for this piirpos'e connections are provided between said mavens plate the'coinbination box,which, whenever the combination is dislocated from any cause-,'- act to release'thejinovable plate and permit the spring mechanism just described to the move leifla i id ii 'i td an p n.i .s ieiusl may to the fixed; plate, and pie 'it disconnection of the looped ends of the wiring,

Mounted on the outer face of the movable plate 29 is a horizoiitally projecting bar 36 provided with an axially extendedsocket 37.

This socket 37 receives the horizontal pin 38, which be fixed in the socket 37 by means of a set screw 39 screwed from one side of the ba and into the socket 37, so as to engage the pin38. The outer end of the bar 38 is connected to a rod40, which extends to the combination box 12. At the rear face of the combination box 12, this red 40 is connected by a screw and nut connection 41 with the combination box. ,ilhere istl'ius established a connection. between the movable plate 9.9 and the combinationboir whereby any dislocation oft'he combination box, such as may be cccasioned by punching or. blowing, isltransinitted to the'movable plate 29, permitting the "latter to move into open position, assisted adjustment of the other parts.

by the spring mechanism 38, and permit the release of the pellet 28. V

' When the parts are being assembled, the movable plate 29 may be rigidly held to the fixed plate '24 by a screw, indicated by dotted lines at, 42, so as to avoid accidental dissenibliii-gof thewiri'ng and the pellet 28 during the As soon as the mechanism has been adjusted, however, the screw 42 is removed so as to permit the control of the plate 29 by the combination eX- ,i

It will be manifest that any burning or cutofthe door andthe resultant severing of of the wire neinbers ofthe wiring 15 will likewise-result in" the release of the re locking mechanism 1 L. If thewire member between the spring 19' and releasing mechanism be cut or burned through the sprifngof the relock-ing device 7 being no longer restralned causes the rel-coking of the door."

it is thought that the, iii-vention and: many the spirit and scop'e'of the invention or sacrificing all of its materialadvantages, theform hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof. I

I claim v V 1.- In a vault lock actuating mechanism, the combination-"with a lock, of wiring maintained normally under tension an'd adapted on release thereof to permitoperation of said lock, said wiring including portions; having looped ends, a connector engaging said 'leeped ends for maintaining the continuity of the wiring, and mean responsiveto abnornial' disturbance of the vault for displacing said connector;

2. in a vault the combination witha lock,- of-wiringn naintained 'acrmallyunder tension and adapted on release thereof 'to'pje'rmit operation said lock, said wir ng including portions having relatively disconnected looped ends, a connecting member for engaging said looped ends for maintaining the continuity of the wiring, a connecting member holding mechanism adapted-normally to prevent its dis placement, and means operative on abnormal di'sturbai'ice' of the vault for rendering inoperative said connecting member holding mechanism. y k

3'. In avault lock actuatingmechanism, the combination with lock, of wiring maintained normally under tension and'adapte'd on release th'[ of to p'erniitoperation of said lock, said wiring including-portions having looped ends, connecting member for connecting saidlooped ends'to ntain the continuity ofthe wiring, a housing surrounding said connecting member for maintaining the lock actuating mechanism,

lof its attendant advantages; will; be underlatter against displacement and including a relatively movable member adapted when in open position to release said connecting member, spring mechanism for operating said relatively movable member to, connecting member releasing position, a combination box, and connections between said relatively movable member and said combination box acting on dislocation of the combination boX to release said spring mechanism for operation. t

l. In a vault lockactuating mechanism, the combination with a lock, of wiring maintained normally under tension and adapted on release thereof to permit operation of said lock, said wiring including portions having looped. ends, apellet for engaging said looped ends for maintaining the continuity of the wiring, pellet holding mechanism adapted normally to prevent its displace ment, and means operative on abnormal disturbance ofthe vault for rendering said pellet holding mechanism inoperative.

5. In a vault lock actuating mechanism, the combinatlon with a lock, of wiring mamtained normally under tension and adapted on release thereof to permit operation of said lock, said wiring including portions having looped ends, a connecting member engaging said looped ends for maintaining the continuity of the wiring, a housing provided with a channel receiving the looped ends of said wlre and said connecting member, a movable housing member cooperating with said housmg, to close said channel and prevent displacement of said connecting member,

tained normally under tension and adapted on release thereof to permit operation of said lock, said wiring including portions having looped ends, a pellet engaging said looped ends for maintaining the continuity of the wiring, a housing provided with a channel re ceiving the looped ends of saidwire and said pellet, a movable housing member cooperat- 1m with said housin to close said channel and prevent displacement of said pellet, spring mechanlsm acting onrelease to operate said movable housin member to its 0 en position, a combination box, and connections between said movable housing member and said combination box, for'ma-intaining said movable houslng member normally in channel closing position relatively to said houslng.

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spring mechanism acting on release to operate said movable housingmember to its i open? position, a combination box,and connections between sa1d movable housing member and said comb nation box for maintainmg said movable housing member normally able member adapted when in open position to release said pellet, springinechanism for operating sald relatively movable member-to pellet releasing positlon, a combination box,

and connections between said relatively movab'lemember and said combinationbox acting on dislocation of the combination box to release said spring mechanism for operation.

7. In a vault lock actuating mechanism, the combination with a lock, of wiring main- 

